Mildred B. Walth

March 07, 2008

Aberdeen - The funeral service for Mildred B. Walth, 80, of Aberdeen will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8, 2008, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev. D.T. Rawerts officiating. Burial will be at Morningside Cemetery in Roscoe at 2 p.m. Visitation will be 1-8 p.m., with family present from 5-8 p.m., and a prayer service at 8 p.m., all on Friday, March 7, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., in Aberdeen. (www.spitzer funeralhome.com) Mildred Bernice Werre was born Feb. 7, 1928, to Phillip and Katie (Geist) Werre near Hosmer in Edmunds County. She was baptized at Schumacher Lutheran Church near Hosmer and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Roscoe in July 1943. Mildred graduated from Roscoe High School with the Class of 1946. Mildred attended Northern State College, where she received her teaching degree. She then attended Presentation School of Nursing, graduating in May of 1973 with an associate degree in nursing. On June 6, 1948, Mildred married Otto Henry Walth at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Roscoe. She lived in Roscoe until 1975, when she moved to Ipswich. In 1977, she moved to Country Village in Aberdeen, where she was currently living. Mildred worked at various nursing homes and hospitals, including Avera Mother Joseph Manor, Aberdeen Living Center, Dakota Midland and Bethesda Home of Aberdeen. Mildred was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. She loved gardening and raising flowers. Mildred also enjoyed going to her grandchildren's sporting events and playing games with her family. Mildred especially loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Grateful for having shared Mildred's life are her children: Ronald (Darlene) Walth of Austin, Minn., Kathy (Roger) Rands of Mitchell, S.D., David Walth of Aberdeen, Deb (Tim) DeWitt of Brookings, S.D., and Jeanne (Ron) Foos of Sioux Falls, S.D.; 11 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; three sisters: Leona Morrison of Leola, S.D., Phyllis (Calvin) Huber of Huron, S.D., and Janice (Delmer) Schock of Bowdle, S.D.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Philip and Katie Werre.